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<div role="main"><h1>Advanced preferences</h1>

<p>Use the <img src="../images/command_link.png" alt="" > <a class="command-link" href='javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.window.preferences(preferencePageId=org.eclipse.cdt.ui.preferences.CodeAssistPreferenceAdvanced)")'>Advanced</a> panel in the <strong>Preferences</strong> window to configure the behavior of the Content Assist (<span class="typewriter">Ctrl+Space</span>) command.</p>
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	<caption><strong>Advanced Content Assist Preference Options</strong></caption>
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			<td headers="option"><strong>Default Proposal Kinds</strong></td>
			<td headers="description">Specifies the types of proposals Content Assist uses and the key bindings assigned.</td>
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			<td headers="option"><strong>Content Assist Cycling</strong></td>
			<td headers="description">Specifies the order and types of proposals Content Assist will cycle through.</td>
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			<td headers="option"><strong>Up</strong></td>
			<td headers="description">Moves the selected proposal item up in the cycling list.</td>
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			<td headers="option"><strong>Down</strong></td>
			<td headers="description">Moves the selected proposal item down in the cycling list.</td>
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            <td headers="option"><strong>Timeout for each proposal kind (ms)</strong></td>
            <td headers="description">Specifies the number of milliseconds a code completion proposal kind is allowed to compute 
            proposals. If it takes more time then it is assumed that this proposal kind is faulty. 
            In this case a dialog is opened and an appropriate message is shown to the user<br>If the value is 0 each completion 
            proposal can compute as long as it needs to before being assumed to be faulty.</td>
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